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The City of Portland has identified the need for a minimum of 23,000 additional housing units to serve low and moderate-income households. The Inclusionary Housing program is designed to help meet this need, working to preserve economically diverse neighborhoods and housing affordability.
A complete list of inspection codes to schedule an inspection with the City of Portland using the automated inspection request line.
The fifth step in this guide to getting a permit in the City of Portland is getting an inspection. Learn more about how inspections work and what to expect during the inspections process.
The International Code Council is a nonprofit association that provides a wide range of building safety solutions including product evaluation, accreditation, certification, codification and training. It develops model codes and standards used worldwide to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and
Lake Oswego City website. Get information and applications for Lake Oswego building development on the City of Lake Oswego website.
A Land Division Review is required to divide an existing property to create additional lots, parcels or tracts. A land division may also be required to legalize a lot that was created outside of the legal process (such as through deed). Read more about standard land division reviews.

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Get information about recent land use decisions. Find adjustment reviews, design reviews, environmental reviews, historic resource reviews and more. Review land use decisions by neighborhood and district coalition. Read about public hearings for land use decisions.

Land Use Notices

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Find land use notices of proposal, public hearing, staff report, decision and information about pre-applications conferences in the City of Portland. Need land use decisions, proposals and public hearings, start here.
You can appeal a land use review decision. Get information about the appeals process, including fees. Get forms for filing a land use review decision appeal, find out when you can file an appeal, how much it costs and where to send your appeal. File a Type III appeal fee waiver request.
Read about the different procedure types for land use review. Find out how long a land use review takes. Get information about each land use procedure type and land use review fees.
Get information about landscaping and screening requirements in the City of Portland.
Lunch & Learns are free virtual information sessions hosted by Development Services to provide community education. Join us to learn about new programs, updated policies, procedures, and technology improvements.
City of Portland property owners with liens on their properties due to code enforcement violations can request a lien reduction review. Find out if you can get a lien balance reduced. Learn more about code enforcement liens and how to apply for lien reduction review.
This life safety checklist is for commercial permits in the City of Portland.
Request a Life Safety preliminary meeting. If your property has complex building code or fire code issues, you may need a Life Safety preliminary meeting. Learn more about building code review meetings.
Learn about residential electrical permits. Find out who can do what and how to determine the correct scope of your electrical project, including plugs, light fixtures, switches, service panels and more. Power shut off for six months or more? Get a service/reconnect permit here.
Verify a lot can be developed with the City of Portland. Learn more about lot confirmations and get all required forms for a lot confirmation application.
Learn about maintaining your accessory short-term rental (ASTR) Type A permit or Type B Conditional Use. Find out how to renew your Type A permit. Get information about what records to keep and what needs to be in ads. Learn more about compliance and penalties.
Learn about major residential alteration and addition permits in Portland and apply online. Get forms for major alterations removing 50% or more of exterior walls above the foundation or major additions adding more than 500 square feet of space. MRAA permits have notification and delay requirements.
Get information, required forms, and helpful handouts for residential building permits for manufactured homes in the City of Portland. Learn about the mobile home permit review process and inspections and factory-built home permits and modular home permits.
The Marquam Hill Parking Review allows for parking within the institutionally developed portions of Marquam Hill in a manner consistent with the goals and objectives of the Marquam Hill Plan.
Learn more about master plans. Get required application forms and more information for master plans and impact mitigation plans.